Liquid-fuel burner



C. W. SPRINGSTON.

LIQUID FUEL BURNER.

APPLICATION man um. 20. 1920.

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C. W. SPRINGSTON. LIQU|D FUEL BURNER.

APl LICATiON FILED JAN. 20. I920.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- CARL WILLIAM SPRINGSTON, 0F VIELLINGTON, KANSAS.

LIQUID-FUEL BURNER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 13, 1921.

Application filed January 20, 1920. Serial No. 352,863.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL W. SPRINGSTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wellington, in the county of Sumner and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Fuel Burners; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates generally to liquid fuel burners, but is concerned more particularly with the provision of means for preheating the liquid fuel before admission to the burner.

A further object is to provide a peculiar construction of feed pipe and a novel con struction of such pro-heating means.

I have illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this application, and in which:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a feed pipe and pro-heating means constructed in accordance with my invention, certain parts being shown in section.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a similar View on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and

Fig. 4: is a top plan view of the preheat ing means as applied to the fuel feeding pipe, which is shown broken away.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view through the upper bend of the pipe, showing the means for attaching the spreader.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by numerals:

1 designates a fuel feed pipe leading from a suitable source of fuel supply, and provided with an upward extending branch 2, compnsmg a bowed portion 3, and a horizontal portion 4 parallel with the pipe 1, and a second bowed portion 5, carrying at its end a valve casing 6, in which is the needle valve 7, controlled by a handle 8, as usual.

Disposed on the burner is a pan 9 into which the fuel may drip from the burner tip and then be ignited by a match. Above said pan 9 is a perforated flame spreader 10, herein shown as a plate provided with apertures 11, permitting escape of the heat waves to the horizontal portion 4: of the feed pipe 1. Said flame spreader 10 is suitably supported beneath said horizontal portion 4 of the feed pipe by any suitable means. In this instance, I have shown said flame spreader as carrying a collar 12, adapted to encircle the portion 4 of the pipe 1, a set screw 13 being provided to frictionally hold the flame spreader in proper position on said portion 4 of the pipe.

Preferably, the fuel flows through the pipe 1 by gravity from an overhead storage tank (not shown).

What I claim to be new is:

A fluid fuel burner comprising an un* jointed pipe, a nozzle, the pipe defining a single loop beginning beneath the nozzle and passing over the nozzle to beneath the nozzle, the nozzle mounted to one end of the pipe and directed to the top portion of the pipe, a perforated baflle mounted beneath the upper portion of the pipe and adapted to direct the flame from the nozzle to the side portions of the loop and a drip pan cooperating with the bafl'le to direct flame from the pan to said side portions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

CARL WILLIAM SPRINGSTON. 

